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Tikrasqa (Mizque)

Coordinates: 17°52′17″S 65°47′03″W / 17.87139°S 65.78417°W / -17.87139; -65.78417
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Tikrasqa
Tikrasqa is located in Bolivia
Tikrasqa
Tikrasqa
Location within Bolivia
Highest point
Elevation3,718 m (12,198 ft)[1]
Coordinates17°52′17″S 65°47′03″W / 17.87139°S 65.78417°W / -17.87139; -65.78417
Geography
LocationBolivia,
Cochabamba Department
Parent rangeAndes

Tikrasqa (Quechua tikray to turn upside down, -sqa a suffix,[2] "turned upside down", also spelled Tecrasca) is a 3,718-metre-high (12,198 ft) mountain in the Bolivian Andes. It is located in the Cochabamba Department, Mizque Province, Vila Vila Municipality.[1][3]

The Pukara Mayu which downstream is named Wila Wila originates north of the mountain. It flows to the southeast.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bolivia 1:100,000 Punata 3735
  2. ^ Teofilo Laime Ajacopa (2007). Diccionario Bilingüe: Iskay simipi yuyayk’anch: Quechua – Castellano / Castellano – Quechua (PDF). La Paz, Bolivia: futatraw.ourproject.org.
  3. ^ "Vila Vila". INE, Bolivia. Retrieved April 4, 2016.